
***GENERAL DATA DESCRIPTION****

The data set contains 769 adolescents (every line is a different adolescent).
All variables pertaining to the grandmother in the household are named with "gm".
All variables pertaining to the adolescent in the household are named with "ad".
All variables without "ad" or "gm" are variables that pertain to the household.
Please see variable labels for detailed description/clarification (e.g. ad_q703 label "reads newspapers").


***ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR PRIMARY OUTCOME VARIABLES*****
The primary outcome variables for this study were four measures of FP knowledge: 
(1) modern contraception (kno_modfp), (2) ideal age at first pregnancy (knoAFP_exact), (3) ideal spacing between birth and next pregnancy (knoBI_exact),
and (4) ideal spacing between miscarriage and next pregnancy (kno_MBI_exact). 

All four variables were generated from open-ended survey questions and all responses were re-coded as binary outcomes. 

Modern contraceptive knowledge was categorized as either no knowledge of modern methods or knowing at least one modern method 
(oral contraceptive pill, condoms, injectables, intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD), implants, female sterilization or male sterilization.

Correct knowledge of healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy was defined as answering with the exact correct answers: 20 years as the ideal age for first pregnancy, 
24 months for ideal spacing between birth and a woman’s next pregnancy, and 6 months for ideal spacing between miscarriage and a woman’s next pregnancy. 


***ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR INDEPENDENT VARIABLES****

(ad_age_group): Adolescent age in years was included as a variable as well as whether the individual fell into the younger (10-14) or older (15-19) age group.

(ad_edu_cat): Adolescents also reported whether they were currently enrolled in school which was used in this analysis as an indicator of recent exposure to classroom peers and educators.

(ad_mass_media): Frequent exposure to mass media was defined as having used at least one medium once or more a week. 

(gm_yn): Co-residence with a grandmother was counted if a grandmother of a child under age five was present in the household during the interview

(family_size): Household size was collected as a continuous variable and grouped into binary categories for household size as small/average (2-5) and large (6 or more household members). 

(ecological_zone): Geographic location was defined by a household’s agro-ecological zone and was classified into one of the three zones that divide Nepal. 

(new_equity_cat): Equity quintiles were created based off of the results of a validated tool, EquityTool [30], that captures relative wealth based on 
Nepal’s 2016 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). 

(relgion_cat): Religion was constructed as a binary variable (Hindu and non-Hindu). 
